Updated 8-25-12 : SOCOM Says Author of “No Easy Day” Cleared Hot

Update: A US SOCOM source tells SOFREP that Admiral McRaven’s Public Affairs Officer has been in contact with the author directly, and that (apparently) no classified information has been disclosed in the memoir. We’ll see in the coming months if this proves true or not. Public and community (SEAL) perception has arguably been set by […]

The Heroic Life of Navy SEAL Adam Brown: FEARLESS

I don’t normally read SEAL books but somehow this one grabbed me.  I emailed the author of FEARLESS, Eric Blehm, to talk about a SOFREP radio interview. He agreed but asked if I’d read the book yet. I had to come clean and say, “No I haven’t”. I’ve done radio interviews with hosts who haven’t […]

Interview With An Unknown US Navy SEAL

1. Why did you join the Military and The U.S. Navy SEALs?  A: I immigrated to the U.S. when I was very young, when I saw the twin towers come crashing down on September 11th I knew I wanted to join.  I wanted to serve my country as a US Navy SEAL because I’ve always […]

SOFREP National Security Roundup

These MEK goons that the CIA is training on American soil are bad news.  JSOC shouldn’t be touching this project with a ten foot barge pole.  Read up on Brandon’s opinion piece that follows up on the breaking news from Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker. Since the OBL raid there has been lots of […]

Stuff Navy SEALs Say #3

Well, here we are again. I’m about to kick off The Red Circle Book Tour and wanted to kick out this month’s “Stuff Navy SEALs Say” before I went dark for a few weeks.  SOFREP’s managing editor Jack Murphy has the helm, and you’re in good hands. I hope you enjoy this month’s post. Special […]

What Kind of Music Do Spec Ops Guys Listen To? Iced Earth for starters…

Alright gents.  Iced Earth is very personal to me and a lot of SEALs.  The YouTube song below was written about the SEAL Teams and is titled “Green Face”. Chorus: “On Land and the Air and Sea, we’ll be where the metal meets the meat”  My friend Turbo invited me over to Jon Schaffer’s (the […]

What Brought Down 160th SOAR’s Stealth Black Hawk?

Bin Laden gets face-shot When the Osama Bin Laden raid went down, there was a flurry of news reporting, many initial reports stumbling over themselves as both the media and the White House struggled to get their stories straight.  Who executed the raid?  How was Bin Laden killed?  Who is Seal Team Six?  Our readers […]